4:00 PM - Pre-tenure Paid Leave Report PresentationsPaul Croll presents: "Making Sense of Whiteness: From Invisibility to Colorblindness"Nadia Novotorova presents: "The Influence of Attribute Wording on Product Preferences of Young Consumers in the U.S. and Russia: A Cross-Cultural Study"Wilson Center

Announcements

REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2012 CELEBRATION OF LEARNING...The Augustana College student research symposium

The Celebration of Learning is a student research symposium that began in 1997, and is the result of hundreds of hours of collaborative work between students and faculty members. The annual event provides a venue through which students can display and share the results of Senior Inquiry, Summer Research, Honors Capstone, or other advanced research projects.

Film in Israel"Beyond Stereotypes and Prejudice: Israel's Other Voice Through Films from the Southern Border"Avner Faingulernt, Filmmaker, Sapir College, IsraelWednesday, March 14, 4:00 p.m., Hanson Hall of Science

Geifman Lecture"Surviving the Holocaust: A Young Girl in Hungary"Agnes Schwartz, survivor of Nazi persecutionMonday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., Wallenberg Hall

Geifman Prize in Holocaust StudiesAnnual student competition: Response to the HolocaustApplications due March 30

Geifman Fellowship in Jewish CultureAnnual fellowship held by students who learn and teach Jewish cultureApplications due May 1

For guidelines and applications, click HEREor contact Margi Rogal for more details.

KUDOS

Augustana College Art Museum director Sherry Maurer has attained a Museum Assessment Program grant from the American Association of Museums to help underwrite and complete the art museum's self-study. Sherry was invited to be an evaluator for the 2012 Museums for America grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Nadia Novotorova (Business Admin.) presents: "The Influence of Attribute Wording on Product Preferences of Young Consumers in the U.S. and Russia: A Cross-Cultural Study."Product labeling for genetically modified (GM) foods and an effective way to communicate the benefits of GM foods to consumers are important issues to marketers and policy makers. The study analyzes the differences in consumer ratings of various products and the trade offs among the value of specific attributes when the products are described identically but labeled differently. Significant differences were found between ratings of young U.S. and Russian consumers. Russia is a big marketplace and a better understanding of preferences and behavior of Russian consumers toward GM foods is essential for designing new market strategies and information policies.

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Paul Croll (Soc/Anth/Social Welfare) presents: "Making Sense of Whiteness: From Invisibility to Colorblindness""In my research, I find that whites are far more aware of whiteness than previously believed. A central idea in earlier works in whiteness studies was that whiteness was largely invisible for whites. However, I now find that a significant number of Americans, including whites, see ways in which being white provides advantages. This is not to say that whiteness has lost its power. Rather, I argue that the nature and power of whiteness has shifted over the past twenty years. I believe that it is no longer the case that whites are unaware of white privilege and therefore allow it to continue. Rather, whites are aware of ways in which they receive advantages in our society and simultaneously believe that individualistic efforts play an important role in explaining white advantage. Colorblind ideologies help to maintain this position. My current work is developing the idea that the power of whiteness is its ability to generate privilege while simultaneously rationalizing and justifying visible racial privilege in a post-racial, colorblind society."

TREDWAY LIBRARY EXHIBIT, LECTURE AND READING:

"William Morris: Visions of an Ideal World"Includes two books produced by the Kelmscott Press and examples of designs by William Morris, interior designer, book printer, writer, socialist, and lover of the "beauty of life."Thomas Tredway LibraryMarch 5 - May 17

Lecture:

"Aesthetics for the 99% by Ruskin & Morris: Why You Should Read the Victorians"Owen S. Rogal, Professor of English, St. Ambrose UniversityThursday, March 15, 4:30 p.m.Tredway Library, 2nd floor south

Reading:

"Morris & Co.: A Reading of Victorian Poets by Faculty and Students"Celebrating National Poetry MonthWednesday, April 11, 4:00 p.m.Tredway Library, 2nd floor south

How is it like to be Freedom Rider? Do you have any experience with this extraordinary American encounter? Come and watch the pulsating video on the "Freedom Riders" with others on March 12th, and speak your mind! For more information, please contact John Tawiah-Boateng, x7460; John Hildreth, x7427, Chris Whitt, x7288 or Todd Cleveland, x7253.

NAVY SEA CHANTERSMarch 13, 20128:00 PMCentennial Hall

The United States Navy's official chorus from Washington, D.C., the Navy Band Sea Chanters, will perform a variety of music, ranging from traditional choral music, including sea chanteys and patriotic fare, to opera, Broadway and contemporary music. To avoid overfilling the auditorium, tickets are required, with a limit of six per request. Those wishing to get tickets may stop by the Augustana Ticket Office or send a request along with a self-addressed envelope to the Ticket Office, and tickets will be mailed back.

The Sea Chanters perform regularly for the U.S. president, vice president and numerous congressional, military and foreign dignitaries. They performed during Inauguration Day 2009, the memorials for the astronauts of the space shuttle Columbia, and the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance after the events of 9/11. The Sea Chanters also have performed with stars such as Perry Como, Marian Anderson, Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richie.

CONVOCATIONThursday, March 15, 2012Michael Eisenberg, Co-Director Project Information Literacy"Are You Experienced? Do You Have What It Takes to Thrive in the Information Age?"10:30 - 11:20 AMCentennial Hall

Mike Eisenberg is Dean Emeritus and Professor in the University of Washington's Information School. He is the co-developer of the Big6 Model, the most widely known and widely used approach to teaching information technology skills in the world. Eisenberg conducts research, writes, consults, and lectures frequently on information literacy, information management in learning and teaching, and information and library education. Eisenberg earned his MLS from SUNY at Albany and his Ph.D. in Information Transfer from the School of Information at Syracuse University.

Eisenberg's convocation address is specifically designed for students working on improving their researching skills. On Wednesday afternoon, Eisenberg will be featured at a faculty workshop sponsored by Center for Teaching & Learning. More details about this will be forthcoming from Jon Clauss. Eisenberg and co-director of Project Information Literacy, Allison Head, have done extensive work on how students research. Their articles can be found at: http://projectinfolit.org/publications

The 2012 White Privilege Summit Core Committee is requesting program proposals for this year's theme, Exploring Economic Inequality. The Summit provides an opportunity for critical discussions about diversity, multicultural education and leadership, social justice, race, gender, class, sexual orientation, environment, health, religion and systems of privilege and oppression. Members of the core committee chose this theme in an effort to broaden the scope of this year's Summit. By offering a series of facilitated workshops designed to offer a wide range of perspectives, the committee hopes to create a challenging learning experience for all participants. Your voice is critical to the workshop's success.

Pamela S. Karlan, co-director of Stanford's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, will speak on same-sex marriage and the Supreme Court. She is the Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law and co-director of Stanford's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. Her primary scholarly interests lie in the areas of constitution law and constitutional litigation, with an emphasis on voting rights and anti-discrimination law. Karlan is Augustana's Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar for 2012. She will also visit classes and talk with students.

Join us on Friday, April 27 at ART @ Heart, a fundraising dinner to benefit the Figge's education programs and exhibitions. Doors open at 6:30 PM with cocktails, socializing and the opportunity to view examples of how the Quad City community is engaged at the Figge. Dinner with commence around 7:30 PM. Following dinner there will be a short program with featured speaker Mark Schwiebert and live auction of Figge programs by emcee, Kai Swanson. RSVP early and save! Individual tickets are available for $100 through April 20. Make your reservation for 2 by April 6 and save $25! Interested in bringing friends? Call 563-326-7804 x2007 to learn more about table sponsorships.

RECOGNITION OF STUDENT HONORSANDSENIOR HONORS CONVOCATION

All faculty and staff are invited to the Recognition of Student Honors at 11:30 AM in Hanson Hall of Science Room 102, in conjunction with the Celebration of Learning, scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 2012. This program will honor underclassmen receiving honors. No registration for the Celebration of Learning is required to attend the Recognition of Student Honors, if you are not actively presenting or otherwise attending the Celebration of Learning.